Comments on: ‘Angels and Demons’ Unreal from Top to Bottom

By: maura flynn

maura flynn — Thu, 21 May 2009 00:20:34 +0000

K-Lo, thoroughly appreciated your observation. This is exactly the kind of thing that tends to ruin otherwise entertaining movies for me.

Plenty of people complained about "The Da Vinci Code" being historically innacurate — but I can almost live with that. What I can't tolerate is blatant stupidity. For instance: If you needed a super-secret hitman, would you choose a six-foot-four albino monk? Of course you would! Cause no one's gonna remember THAT guy…can't pick him out of a line-up.

You're so right, my friend. The devil's in the details.

By: Katya

Katya — Wed, 20 May 2009 16:45:01 +0000

I tried to read the novel about a year ago. I got 50 pages into it before I gave up and donated it to Goodwill. Brown's writing reminded me of a speaker who loves the sound of his own voice. Thand goodness I bought the book at a garage sale so only wasted about 50 cents.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 20 May 2009 10:35:31 +0000

I continue to be mystified by the popularity of Dan Brown, the worst "thriller" writer ever. Opaque plots, cardboard characters, leaden plotting and insipid historical research. Only proves the P.T. Barnum theory of public taste, I suppose.

By: Blarty Blarckleblart

Blarty Blarckleblart — Tue, 19 May 2009 22:13:17 +0000

This is the greatest movie review in the history of the universe.

All the pith we've come to expect from the National Review.

By: Abbreviated

Abbreviated — Tue, 19 May 2009 20:31:36 +0000

This reminds me of the tour of the Pentagon we took in the 90's when they did tours. A young Marine walked backwards the whole way while talking.

By: A. C.

A. C. — Tue, 19 May 2009 18:59:15 +0000

As one of my professors said about accomplishing a complex process and the necessity of getting everything right in order to get the right result:

"The devil is in the details."

Perhaps they focused too much on the over-arching angels and ignored those devilish details.

By: alle

alle — Tue, 19 May 2009 17:34:43 +0000

I saw the movie and unfortunately it appears that people forget this is "entertainment" and not meant to be authentic reality. I heard some people criticize the Catholic Church on the way out of the theater. That is real bad because the movie is fake. Word to the wise to Ron Howard and Tom Hanks, you can cause serious disillusionment in the church, so stop maligning the church to make a buck.

By: ImChiquita

ImChiquita — Tue, 19 May 2009 17:09:26 +0000

Don't worry, Hucbald – I got your back.

By: ImChiquita

ImChiquita — Tue, 19 May 2009 17:09:26 +0000

Don't worry, Hucbald – I got your back.

By: Synova

Synova — Tue, 19 May 2009 16:29:35 +0000

(Makes a note about heels in Rome in my "what detail will make this city I've never been to sound real if I use it in a book" file.)

Thanks!!